Wednesday, May 14, 2003
U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Accident
From: spliffslips
War Blog Updates
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U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Accident
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By Associated Press
May 14, 2003, 7:17 AM EDT
IRBIL, Iraq -- A U.S. soldier with the 101st Airborne Division died and another was injured Wednesday after their vehicle overturned in northern Iraq, officers and witnesses at the scene said.
The soldier, who was not immediately identified, was part of a convoy driving on the road from the northern city of Mosul to Irbil, a city 50 miles to the east.
A recovery vehicle that was towing an army truck rolled over and crushed the cabin, killing the driver and injuring another soldier inside, an officer said. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
The officer would not give his name.
There have been repeated reports in the weeks since the war of U.S. soldiers dying in traffic accidents in Iraq.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-us-soldier-killed,0,4022313.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
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War Blog Updates
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U.S. Soldier Killed in Iraq Accident
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By Associated Press
May 14, 2003, 7:17 AM EDT
IRBIL, Iraq -- A U.S. soldier with the 101st Airborne Division died and another was injured Wednesday after their vehicle overturned in northern Iraq, officers and witnesses at the scene said.
The soldier, who was not immediately identified, was part of a convoy driving on the road from the northern city of Mosul to Irbil, a city 50 miles to the east.
A recovery vehicle that was towing an army truck rolled over and crushed the cabin, killing the driver and injuring another soldier inside, an officer said. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
The officer would not give his name.
There have been repeated reports in the weeks since the war of U.S. soldiers dying in traffic accidents in Iraq.
Copyright (c) 2003, The Associated Press
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This article originally appeared at:
http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-iraq-us-soldier-killed,0,4022313.story
Visit Newsday online at http://www.newsday.com
